Daily Vocabulary August 28, 2020 at 05:42AM

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The Hindu Vocabulary For All Competitive Exams:28 August 2020

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1. ABRUPT (ADJECTIVE): (आकस्मिक): sudden 
Synonyms: immediate, instantaneous 
Antonyms: gradual 
Example Sentence: I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject. 

2. PENURY (NOUN): (दरिद्रता): extreme poverty 
Synonyms: impoverishment, indigence 
Antonyms: wealth 
Example Sentence: He soon rose from penury to ease, and married a painter's beautiful daughter. 

3. PALLIATIVE (ADJECTIVE): (पीड़ा हटानेवाला): soothing 
Synonyms: alleviating sedative 
Antonyms: intensifying 
Example Sentence: Travel is like a palliative against depression for him.

4. CONVALESCENT (ADJECTIVE): (अच्छा हो जानेवाला): recuperating 
Synonyms: recovering improving 
Antonyms: faltering 
Example Sentence: He has always been a convalescent child. 

5. RESUMPTION (NOUN): (पुनरारंभ): restart 
Synonyms: recommencement, reopening 
Antonyms: suspension 
Example Sentence:
With peace came the resumption of foreign imports. 

6. EXTREMIST (NOUN): (अतिवादी): fanatic 
Synonyms: radical, zealot 
Antonyms: moderate 
Example Sentence: Right-wing extremists created trouble

7. SCEPTICISM (NOUN): (संदेहवाद): doubt 
Synonyms: disbelief, distrust 
Antonyms: conviction 
Example Sentence: There was some scepticism in the claims. 

8. CONSENSUS (NOUN): (सहमति): agreement 
Synonyms: harmony, concord 
Antonyms: disagreement 
Example Sentence: There is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed. 

9. DISCRIMINATION (NOUN): (भेदभाव): prejudice 
Synonyms: bias, bigotry 
Antonyms: impartiality 
Example Sentence: They are victims of racial discrimination.

10. CURB (VERB): (नियंत्रण करना): restrain 
Synonyms: hold back, keep back 
Antonyms: release 
Example Sentence: She promised she would curb her temper.
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